How to pronounce zeugma
American English pronunciation
ZOOG-muh
- IPA
- /ˈzuɡmə/
- Syllables
- ZOOG · muh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What zeugma means
A phrase where one word is used two different ways at once
In a sentence: In the zeugma "He caught a fish and a cold," the word "caught" does two jobs.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word for a joining, from the word for a yoke that ties two animals together.
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